Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Christian Liturgy
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Christian Liturgy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Liturgy Throughout the Ages
- Part II The Celebration of the Liturgy
- Part III Liturgy and the Arts
- Part IV Liturgy and the Life of the Churches
- 14 Liturgy, the Body, and the Senses
- 15 Liturgy, Spirituality, and Piety
- 16 Liturgy and Pastoral Ministry
- 17 Liturgy and the Proclamation of the Word
- 18 Liturgy and Ecumenism
- 19 Liturgy and the Religions of the World
- Part V The Study of Liturgy
- Bibliography
- Names Index
- Concepts and Places Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion ()
- References
14 - Liturgy, the Body, and the Senses
from Part IV - Liturgy and the Life of the Churches
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 September 2025
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Christian Liturgy
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Christian Liturgy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Liturgy Throughout the Ages
- Part II The Celebration of the Liturgy
- Part III Liturgy and the Arts
- Part IV Liturgy and the Life of the Churches
- 14 Liturgy, the Body, and the Senses
- 15 Liturgy, Spirituality, and Piety
- 16 Liturgy and Pastoral Ministry
- 17 Liturgy and the Proclamation of the Word
- 18 Liturgy and Ecumenism
- 19 Liturgy and the Religions of the World
- Part V The Study of Liturgy
- Bibliography
- Names Index
- Concepts and Places Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion ()
- References
Summary
Bridget Nichols shows how important the bodily dimension of the liturgy is, especially because it is steadily associated with mental and cognitive activities. In this context, she pays particular attention to the role of the senses, which impacts greatly how not only big celebrations and ceremonies but also small gestures are experienced.
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Chauvet, Louis-Marie, and Lumbala, François Kabasele (eds.), Concilium 1995/3: Liturgy and the Body.Google Scholar
Gavrilyuk, Paul, and Coakley, Sarah (eds.), Religion and the Body (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997).Google Scholar
Kearney, Richard, Touch: Recovering Our Most Vital Sense (New York: Columbia University Press, 2021).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Larson-Miller, Lizette, Sacramentality Renewed: Contemporary Conversations in Sacramental Theology (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2016).Google Scholar
O’Loughlin, Thomas (ed.), Shaping the Assembly: How Our Buildings Form Us in Worship (Dublin: Messenger, 2023).Google Scholar
Prétot, Patrick, “La Liturgie: Une Expérience Corporelle: Jalons pour une grammaire du corps en liturgie,” La Maison-Dieu 247 (2006): 7–36.Google Scholar
Senn, Frank C., Embodied Liturgy: Lessons in Christian Ritual (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2016).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
US Conference of Catholic Bishops, Built of Living Stones: Art, Architecture, and Worship – Guidelines of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (issued November 16, 2000, by NCCB/USCC [Now USCCB]), https://charlestondiocese.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Built-of-Living-Stones.pdf.Google Scholar
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